Legal Opinion

Dank v. Benson

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 23, 2000No. 94,166PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.

{1 Dank [petitioner] asks this Court to decide whether the custom and practice employed in the House of Representatives when proposed legislation is brought up for final vote offends the provisions of Okla. Const. art. 5, § 34.1 She also asks that, if current legislative procedure is found to be constitutionally deficient, the Court mandate what procedure the House should follow.2 Before the merits of Dank's petition can be reached, the Court must decide if her claim is "justiciable," i.e., whether it is susceptible of judicial resolution. We conclude that her claim-presented, as it is, in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Myers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Tweedy v. Oklahoma Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
  3. City of Sapulpa v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  4. Ethics Commission v. CullisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
  5. Jones v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Tulsa County Budget Board v. Tulsa County Excise BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
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  3. STEVENS v. FOXSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2016
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  5. TREAT v. STITTSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2021

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